I'm going to have to agree with liberty -- you may be personally interested in the style, but this is going to catch up with you very, very fast if you try to get into any serious career.
However: there is no universal standard for "how much is too much." North American media tells young women to be chaste and reserved, yet overloads us visually with sexuality and nudity.
I, personally, don't do pictures that are "meant" to be sexy, largely because my biggest concern with these pictures is the audience. Regardless of whether or not gravure models get naked, gravure is softcore pornography. It is not photography for photography's sake, it is selling a product, and that product is the woman's body. I don't sell my body, and if I ever had to, it certainly would not be for free distribution on the internet.
And, on top of that, from a cosplay perspective, I don't sexualize characters who are not sexual. To me, cosplay is about bringing a character to life -- if their personality doesn't jive with being presented as a sex kitten, then I don't even think about it.
There's nothing wrong with sexuality in and of itself, and I am happy to come across as sexy (both on and off-camera) but the object of those pictures are never about being sexy. It's about composition, presenting a character, presenting a scene. You can be scantily clad without being objectified. You can do panty shots without making the picture ABOUT seeing the panties. It's all about presentation... sexualized camera angles like panty-shots won't instantly make you sexy. Sexy is about confidence. If you're confident, you can look sexy in sweatpants and crocs, and you don't need to rely on gimmicks like panty shots or lingerie.
If gravure-style pictures are what you're interested in doing, and it works for you, that's fine: it's your body and you have free agency to do with it what you want. Many women find appearing sexually available and being desired to be empowering... but you give up something in that exchange. You don't get to choose how people receive your pictures. People are going to use your images as they see fit. They are going to objectify you. They are going to dehumanize you. People are going to judge.
It's up to you whether or not you're okay with that exchange.
People have already judged me and dehumanized me. So what's it to me? While I'm young, cute, and have a good body, I want to do what I can to be discovered, or at least have fun with my photos and cosplays.
I'm going to live my life. And as I've said before, I'm not going to teach. And also, many characters in anime/games ARE sexual. Not all, but sex is a fact of life. No one would be here without it.
I'm already at a stand-still in my career with no where to go and things are already out there from years back. So I really just don't care about that part, and as I've said, I'm of the opinion that judgement of that type is wrong.
Judgment like that is absolutely wrong, but the point is, pictures about sex are different from sexy pictures. Sex may be a fact of life, but it's not what I want to represent me, personally. I want me to represent me, not my body parts.
If that is your life and what you want, absolutely, live with it. None of us can tell you what is wrong or right, what is "too much." We all come from different backgrounds with different experiences and different sets of morals... all of which is about perspective, not right or wrong. We're just saying that it isn't a decision without repercussions.
Why do you care so much about getting discovered? What do you want to get discovered for exactly? You should just take pictures out of your enjoyment instead.
Not a fan of gravure because the style of photos/video look like beat-off material without nudity. Imo, it looks degrading, especially since most girls start off at the age of 13 or 14 in this kind of style. The last time I went to Japan, I saw a gravure DVD starring an 8 year old.
Nothing wrong with showing some sexuality, but there are better and "sexier" ways of executing it: wardrobe, hair, makeup, photo angles/poses, a good photographer, etc.
Well, too bad I don't have those things, right? I'm doing what I can without that, and THAT"S why I want to be discovered.
And PS I'm an adult. I don't care what they start off as, I don't think it's right if they are that young, but all gravures are not that young, many are my age. :D Look into it.
And I am doing it for my enjoyment, but honestly, I'm at the end of my rope career wise and dream/Japan wise. So yes.
However: there is no universal standard for "how much is too much." North American media tells young women to be chaste and reserved, yet overloads us visually with sexuality and nudity.
I, personally, don't do pictures that are "meant" to be sexy, largely because my biggest concern with these pictures is the audience. Regardless of whether or not gravure models get naked, gravure is softcore pornography. It is not photography for photography's sake, it is selling a product, and that product is the woman's body. I don't sell my body, and if I ever had to, it certainly would not be for free distribution on the internet.
And, on top of that, from a cosplay perspective, I don't sexualize characters who are not sexual. To me, cosplay is about bringing a character to life -- if their personality doesn't jive with being presented as a sex kitten, then I don't even think about it.
There's nothing wrong with sexuality in and of itself, and I am happy to come across as sexy (both on and off-camera) but the object of those pictures are never about being sexy. It's about composition, presenting a character, presenting a scene. You can be scantily clad without being objectified. You can do panty shots without making the picture ABOUT seeing the panties. It's all about presentation... sexualized camera angles like panty-shots won't instantly make you sexy. Sexy is about confidence. If you're confident, you can look sexy in sweatpants and crocs, and you don't need to rely on gimmicks like panty shots or lingerie.
If gravure-style pictures are what you're interested in doing, and it works for you, that's fine: it's your body and you have free agency to do with it what you want. Many women find appearing sexually available and being desired to be empowering... but you give up something in that exchange. You don't get to choose how people receive your pictures. People are going to use your images as they see fit. They are going to objectify you. They are going to dehumanize you. People are going to judge.
It's up to you whether or not you're okay with that exchange.
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I'm going to live my life. And as I've said before, I'm not going to teach. And also, many characters in anime/games ARE sexual. Not all, but sex is a fact of life. No one would be here without it.
I'm already at a stand-still in my career with no where to go and things are already out there from years back. So I really just don't care about that part, and as I've said, I'm of the opinion that judgement of that type is wrong.
But anyway. Gotta go.
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If that is your life and what you want, absolutely, live with it. None of us can tell you what is wrong or right, what is "too much." We all come from different backgrounds with different experiences and different sets of morals... all of which is about perspective, not right or wrong. We're just saying that it isn't a decision without repercussions.
Whatever you decide to do, rock it.
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Not a fan of gravure because the style of photos/video look like beat-off material without nudity. Imo, it looks degrading, especially since most girls start off at the age of 13 or 14 in this kind of style. The last time I went to Japan, I saw a gravure DVD starring an 8 year old.
Nothing wrong with showing some sexuality, but there are better and "sexier" ways of executing it: wardrobe, hair, makeup, photo angles/poses, a good photographer, etc.
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And PS I'm an adult. I don't care what they start off as, I don't think it's right if they are that young, but all gravures are not that young, many are my age. :D Look into it.
And I am doing it for my enjoyment, but honestly, I'm at the end of my rope career wise and dream/Japan wise. So yes.
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